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New Game: Escape from Colony 8[I]I can't really tell what happened, when they first attacked our base or where they came from, but Colony 8 is lost. My only chance is to get to ha…
[I]I can't really tell what happened, when they ... and the sprite animations are cool, but the maps are quite ... -
Twenty years of the PlaystationThis month's Retro Gamer celebrates the twentieth birthday of the Playstation, so let's discuss our memories/delights/disappointments of the machine …
... first games console that was cool for adults to own.
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Wow! Photo heavy, so dial-up users bewareLook at these photos: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/xgxhE3G.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Ui6FUw7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/N82xBXI.jpg[/I…
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Apparently they are not photos, but screenshots taken from the ... other games too).
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Dan Dare 2 is a bad game ... or is it?I am a huge fan of Dan Dare 1 (one of the few games I can complete on Speccy) and I really like Dan Dare 3. I absolutely hate Dan Dare 2. It looks a…
... complete on Speccy) and I really like Dan Dare 3. I ... good scores, there's a cool sounding "play the enemy"-variation ... -
Stuff the Spectrum wasn't really supposed to be able to doHello :) Today I was rearranging my bookshelves and I ended up spending almost an hour, looking at the old Sinclair User magazines I have held on to…
... graphics! The Spectrum isn't really supposed to be able to ... at color "graphics" (well attributes really, I know) moving at such ... go "The Spectrum wasn't really supposed to be able to ... -
Issue 3 /3b power rail improvements<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Hi F…
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76 ZX Spectrum cassettes for sale (Originals)Hi all! I have a total of 76 different ZX Spectrum cassettes for sale. They are all originals. Some of them have quantities of two or more. They a…
... .com).
I would really like to sell these cassettes ... one batch).
For photos of the cassettes: http://www ... is almost 400MB - high quality photos). Can provide lower image resolution ... -
Spectrum reimagined box artWe all know that the Sinclair Spectrum packaging was somewhat disappointing at times compared to the more snazzy and attention grabbing rivals back i…
... , Amstrad in particular really skimped on anything attractive or cool. I'm ... lot to be desired and really didn't capture the imagination ... -
25 Years Later......that was [u]ALL[/u] that it took. So today, I am messing with my Spectrum that I have created using a Raspberry PI. It's housed in a Microdriv…
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...this is a cool bonus to the box. It ... C64. Now I don't really know that machine apart from ... bright looking games. The C64 really reminded me of an upgraded ... -
The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…
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Unfortunately there are no photos of that project available, but ... an esxDOS port would be really easy, as all I would ... -
REALLY short gamesSomebody mentioned Bugaboo in another thread and it got me thinking about games that are really short. As they said, I've also been playing Buga…
... thinking about games that are really short.
As they ... -
Internet enabling a SpectrumHi, Yonks ago, I floated the idea of using one of these: http://www.mycal.net/old/wsweb/img/s7600a.pdf ..to Internet enable a Spectrum. I d…
... and coupled it to a really low functionality PIC to demonstrate ... best option...although not as cool as using the 7600A as ... -
Matthew Smith's Andre's Night Off in C&VG - did he really write it?Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is not very good - so what happened exactly? Was the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much h…
... hot air, or was it really written by Matthew? Was it ... poor game and was it really written by him, partly by ... -
The Compact Disc - Your First or early Memories and Experiences.I've been getting very passionate about my vinyl collection recently, but that has also got my thinking about CDs and casting my mind back to when I…
... that CD. Although it was cool, somehow my dad made it ... -cdx2.jpg
Funny really as I remember being told ... -
Gaming artworksHave to share this - been doing my house up and commissioned these artworks. http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/R-Types_small…
... , I didn't want any photos until finished) but I think ... Speccy themed but didn't really fancy pixel art, and I ... -
Formula 1 - Verstappen/Kvyat swapAnyone following F1 here? Pretty exciting Max Verstappen getting the Red Bull seat. Good for Ricciardo as well methinks. Today, Max did a blin…
... the Red Bull car too. Really put the pressure on Ricciardo ... revels in it. Such a cool fellow.
Anyway, my ... -
Computer glasses and screen filters... or neither?Perhaps this subject has been covered here elsewere, but my search has not been conclusive.. I have always been curious about the advertised benef…
... of using these but never really felt the need, until now ... mean, if I put some cool glasses on B-) will I ... -
Who I met todayI went to MCM Comic con (London) today, had a great time and had a real long chat with Nick Cook who was promoting his latest book. Turns out he was …
... Spectrum game including Aliens. How cool was that. So obviously got ... days etc. He is a really nice guy and very approachable. -
Suggestion for ZX Uno improvementsI really enjoy my ZX Uno, however, I do see some improvements that I think could be made to the Uno. 1) When you press CTRL-ALT-Backspace or when …
I really enjoy my ZX Uno, however, ... would just be cool).
Again, I am really enjoying my ... -
So were the 80's really that great?I should imagine that most of us on WoS were kids during the 80's. I was 6 at the start of the 80's and obviously 16 at the and. Now that is one he…
... huge
2 - Anarcho punk really kicked in with The Clash ... the idea that music could really make a difference
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Words i REALLY hateWords that have crept into mostly internet speak in the last few years that I really hate: chilliax, delish and selfie. I totally disregard these as…
... last few years that I really hate: chilliax, delish and selfie ... -
Retro ClassiX magazine scansThese are the only three issues I have of Retro ClassiX magazine produced by Graham Howard. Issue 14 https://www.sendspace.com/file/js7gft Iss…
... stock and they didn't really know how much to price ... disc mag.
- there are photos of the inside of the ... in Milton Keynes, I took photos and they were published in ... -
Redesigning the ZX Spectrum 128k - A lifelong dreamHello, I am myPinballs (Jim) and i run a small business here in the uk making replacement 8-bit hardware pcbs for arcade pinball games as well as…
... 'll make my own, never really thinking that it would be ... era and has such a cool sound. Also some of my ... -
New ZX Pinter beltI recently bought a new belt for my record player and noted the specs of it were the same as those listed on the well known guide to building a repla…
... popular guide isn't really clear (and the photos are not so ... -
The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…
... and various newsagents made me really want a computer. At some ... PRINT "peter is cool but not nealy as cool as daniel" / 20 ... -
Google the Audacityso I have a Nexus 6p phone and I've been taking photos with it over the 9 months I've had it. The other day whilst out to show my son a photo I'd tak…
... I clicked on the Google Photos application instead of the usually ... been publishing publicly all the photos I took with it, in ... addition it has turned related photos into animations and joined my ... />
Google's liberties are really starting to p!ss me ... -
Ebay Words that Turn You off a Sale.I have a love hate relationship with Ebay. Sometimes it's the only way to get what I want at the price I want. Sometimes its not the price I want, bu…
... able to see from the photos that show light wear, but ... the Original Equipment Manufacturer, but really its not saying anything about ... -
The HL Register Pair Naming. An Observation.This isn’t really a question or a tip. Just an observation about the naming convention of the registers in the Z80 CPU. It seems that every register …
This isn’t really a question or a tip. ... /[b]L[/b]ow. Not cool, not cool at all.
oldest film that you really like?I remember seeing 'bezt film evaaar' Citizen Kane at the cinema when I was at uni and being bored out of my mind. its just got me thinking...The o…
... oldest film I genuinely find really good is Psycho, which is ...
